Breaking The Poverty Barrier Through Basketry

It’s been a bright start to the year for the weavers of ASIGE Ghana baskets. For the month of January 2020,we have exceeded the UN criteria of poverty rate of 1.25 a day,

The Miracle Basket

ASIGE Basketry project plays an important role in the development of rural Ghana especially women and girls. With just straw from elephant grass ASIGE transforms them into innovative and modern stylish products that are capable of replacing everything that rubbers are being used for in the home and outdoor events.

Saving the Planet of Rubber Pollution

Beauty, elegance and creativity is our hallmark. A purchase of a single vase empowers rural women and builds sustainable communities. With the ASIGE multi purpose pot baskets that can be use in the home as well as offices, we believe that  purchase and use of this baskets will not empower women but contribute to a reduction in rubber pollution.

ASIGE Women Basket Center is Ready

The future belongs to those who imagine it, those who dream it, those who visualized it, those who make it happen and those who live by it

The Impact of Basket Trade on Poverty Reduction

Ghana's economy is dominated by women in the informal sector  which accounts for trade volumes from the north to the south or even cross border trade with neighboring Burkina Faso, Togo and Ivory Coast.  A critical examination of this economy shows how relevant it is to poverty eradication in Ghana and Sub Saharan Africa.  Most of the women engage in Agriculture produce, retailing of imported manufactured goods, textile, crafts and food. We can conclusively agree that without the work of women in the informal economy,  Ghana would have experienced extreme poverty and hunger.

Every Girl Must Stay in School

In the month of November 2018, it was an extra ordinary month full of eternal blessings. ASIGE is so grateful to our partners ASAP/DFG.
With this tremendous support, over 200 women and men were taken through a comprehensive sexual reproductive health education. Not only that over 700 school children in Bongo received oral care, dementia education , washable sanitary pad and some were taught to make their own stories. We can not also forget of the walkers that were Donated by ASAP to the Feo Celebral palsy center.

The Pillars of Women Empowerment Presented at Rimini,Italy

Speaking at the 2018 Meeting for the Friendship Amongst Peoples (Rimini Meeting) in Italy, ASIGE GHANA believes that it is time that we invest in women and girls or there is no sustainable future.

 This premises is based on the rapid population growth of the African continent with over 600 million women and girls with majority being under the ages of 25.
Also the rising unemployment levels is a caused for concern, it is time that leaders must wake up to invest in human capital, communities and entrepreneurship especially on women and girls or we are heading towards our dooms day.

Women Empowerment through Basket weaving

What if some nice baskets could change the lives of women from Ghana? La's beautiful story:
http://plus.lesoir.be/160385/article/2018-06-03/les-jeunes-femmes-du-sud-meilleurs-atouts-du-developpement

Dorcas Apoore to participate in European Development Days Program in Belgium

ASIGE GHANA is thankful to the European Commission and EDD for selecting us among the 16 young leaders around the globe to participate in the 2018 Edition in Belgium
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/dorcas-apoore-to-participate-in-edd-event-in-belgium-132680

Young Leaders Programme participants chosen for EDD 2018

Congratulations to Dorcas Asige Apoore for being one of only 16 people in the world to be chosen to speak at the Young Leaders Program of the European Development Days in Brussels! So proud of you Dorcas.❤️❤️
https://www.governmenteuropa.eu/young-leaders-programme-edd-2018/86694/

Setting the pace for quality education

Sustainable Development Goal 4 looks at quality Education: that is Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Achieving inclusive and equitable quality education for all will require increasing efforts, especially in sub-Saharan Africa for vulnerable populations, including persons with disabilities, indigenous people, refugee children and poor children in rural areas.

Washable sanitary pads for girls in Upper East

Great is the future of women and girls in Upper East Region. After our research, we realised that some girls stay from school because of Sanitary pads while others travel to the south( Kumasi and Accra ) to do street hawking. The future of our women should not be messed up because of this simple but necessary natural issue. Its been our vision to liberate these young girls from the pains of the month. We are so grateful to our PARTNERS for the support. Upper East, here we come with Days for Girls washable sanitary pads

BRINGING COMMERCIAL BANKING TO RURAL GHANA

Building the resilience of our women to with stand the stress of poverty is our fundamental pillar. This can only be done through skills development and savings. We are happy to partner ACCESS BANK GHANA, Bolgatanga Branch to educate our rural women on savings and financial inclusion. Through TTP support, we have brought Banking to the door steps of under privileged women and those considered unprofitable by traditional Banks. Before today, 99% of our women have never been to a bank and we are proud that 80 year Apoye Atampugbire now owns a savings account with Access bank Ghana and the rest of the women too. We believe that the savings is key to building wealth

Dorcas, a girl making a differene

We are grateful to TTP for funding our basket project in Ghana. Before we even made our first post, the Government of Ghana has recognized our work and our partnership with the TTP by publishing an article on our union on the Government Website. Thank you TTP and Government of Ghana. Here is the link:

http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/media-center/features/3455-dorcas-apoore-the-mastercard-foundation-scholar-making-a-difference

Career guidance and transition program for Senior High Schools

A  Report on Transition Program at  Lawra  Senior High School and WA Senior High

‘Reach Out’ is an initiative of Camfed Ghana where Secondary Scholars have an interactive career guidance and counseling session with resource persons.

Centre for Skills Development and Waste Management

In today's world people can not survive without sustainable skills for livelihood support and development. It is imperative that people must develop skills apart from formal education. In Bolgatanga Municipal in the Upper East Region of Ghana, there is high level of poverty among the people especially women and the youth due to lack of skills. In a research conducted, most young people are unemployed because they lack skills in today's fast pace technological world. 

Plastic waste a curse to Africa

In the 21st century most Governments and cities in Africa are grappling with huge amount of waste generated. its is an undeniable fact that almost all Africa countries are struggling to deal with both plastic  and solid waste generated in the cities of which my beloved country Ghana is not exception. In fact, it is an eye sore in the major cities  such as Accra, Kumasi, Secondi Takarodi, Tamale Etc of how waste rubbers tend to be

New Technology in Waste Management

Upper East Region is engulf with extreme poverty that is affecting thousands of lives especially women.

Multi Dimensional Approach to Poverty Eradication

Poverty has been a canker which has destroyed many societies especially Africa in Particular.

It ruined a lot of people from a fulfilled life.  Words cannot describe the effects of poverty on an individual’s life unless one is in it. In this context, Advocacy for social Inclusion and Girls Education seeks to tackle this problem in three districts of upper east region of Ghana through a multi dimensional approach. 

Teenage Pregnancies: The case of Gloria

Teenage pregnancies have made a lot of young girls in the Upper East Region of Ghana to drop out of school.